Atlantis

Part 11

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The next thing Lyra know is happening is her head in Kai's lap as she is laying on the floor. Lyra groans as she tries to set up. "Kai?"

Kai helps her sit up and leans her body on his, seeing that she is still too weak to sit up by herself. "I'm here. I'm here, anwylyd. You had me worried, it has been hour than a hour since I woke."  

Lyra smiles softly before placing her hand on Kai's cheek. It's only then she notices the bracelet on her wrist. "What is this?"

Kai smiles down at her. "It was a bracelet that my mother was holding on for me till I was older." Kai softly chuckles looking at the bracelet. "I seem to be too old now, since it does not fit, but I think it looks great on you."

Lyra kisses his cheek before resting against him again. "It's beautiful." 

Kai smiles wider and wraps his arms around her holding her close. Lyra sighs contently as she does the same. 

Without moving away Lyra asks, "Kai, what happened?" 

"Milo said that the people you came with tried to take the crystal. We turned into the crystal or water, I don't know, I wasn't really listening. But we ended up saving Atlantis. Milo talks too fast, it's hard to understand with his rambles." 

Lyra laughs. "Yeah, he does ramble."

Lyra is standing next to Kai hand in hand. Apparently, Milo also decided to stay so they are saying goodbye to Audrey, Sweet, Cookie, Mole, Vinny, and Packard. 

Kai puts the last crystal on Vinny's neck. "Atlantis will honor your names forever. I only wish there was more we could do for you."

Vinny shrugs. "Uh, you know, thanks anyway, but I think we're good." He looks back to the vehicle they are taking home that the Atlanteans are filling with gold. 

Lyra smiles at all of them. "They'll take you as far as the surface."

Audrey wipes a tear she hopes no one saw. "We are really going to miss you, Lyra. And Milo."  

Vinny takes a couple steps forwards. "You know, I'm going to reopen the flower shop, and I'm going to think of you guys every single day, Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 5:00, Saturday until 2:00. Sunday... I'm going to take Sunday off, probably, and... Maybe I'll go in for a couple of hours, you know. But August... I'm going to take August."

Cookie now steps up. "I ain't so good at speechifyin' but I wanted you to have this." Cookie holds something out, Lyra tilts her head trying to figure out what it is. "It's the bacon grease from the whole trip. 

Lyra lets Milo take the bacon grease. Milo smiles weakly. "Cookie, I..."

Cookie makes a weird crying noise before walking away. 

Audery runs up to Lyra and hugs her tightly as Mole talks to Milo. Audery quickly pulls away from the hug and does a fake punch at Lyra, who fakes a flinch. Audery smiles sadly. "That's two for flinching." Audery then gives Lyra two soft punches before hugging her again. "See you, Lyra."

Lyra hugs her back. "See you, Audery. Wait." Lyra reaches down and grabs a letter from her bag. "Here, can you please give this to my grandfather. Its just a letter saying goodbye." Lyra hands the letter to Audrey who after taking it leaves. 

"Are you should you want to stay?" Sweet asks. "There's a hero's welcome waiting for the man and woman who discovered Atlantis."

Lyra shakes her head taking a hold of Kai's hand and smiling up at him. "I'm good. Got all I need right here."

Milo nods his head. "I don't think the world needs another hero. Besides, I hear there's an opening down here for an expect in gibberish."

Sweet takes a step forward. "You take good care of yourselves, Lyra, Milo."

"You too, Sweet." Milo points to his neck. "Can you, uh?" Sweet smiles and adjusts Milo's neck. "Thanks."

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Milo got grabbed a Atlantean who wanted to understand the writing in her home, but Lyra thinks there was alternative motive, if you get what I mean. 

Lyra turned to Kai and wrapped her arms around his body, Kai smiled at her and did the same. Kai lifted up on of his hands and brushed hair out of her face. "Your beautiful, my anwylyd."

Lyra raised an eyebrow. "Oh, so I'm yours now?"

Kai turned red and he looked flustered.  "I hope so."

Lyra smiled and brought her hands to his neck and pulled him closer to her so they could kiss. Lyra pulled back from the kiss and leaned her forehead against his. "I'm yours."

Kai smiled widely. "And I'm yours, anwylyd."

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